Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

June 14th, 2007

free cross-stitch patterns

I realized that it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything for my hand-stitching friends :-)  Did you know that DMC Thread offers some fantastic free patterns?

I’ve got a soft spot for butterfly patterns - and this one is made using cotton floss.

This design is stitched using their spectacular “light effects” floss.
To view all of the […]

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March 27th, 2007

embroidered journals

Yesterday I posted about the fantastic series Noreen has been running at Hankering for Yarn about making your own journals.
I’ve made many covered journals & notebooks over the years and wanted to share two of my in-progress books:

This is a piece of silk paper, machine embroidered using metallic thread.  I then hand-embroidered the center of […]

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March 15th, 2007

machine fusion fabric part 6

I decided to finish off this piece by hand-stitching around some of the painted areas.  I used a flat satin ribbon and a thicker metallic thread around the leaves, and a satin ribbon to highlight the yellow roses.

I’ve also used metallic sewing machine thread and beads to embellish the surface.

Here’s a shot of the finished […]

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March 10th, 2007

machine fusion fabric - step 1

I’m using a lot of different materials for this project:

I’ve got 100% cotton fabric, heavy-duty interfacing, water soluable fabric, hand-dyed raw silk & wool, silk floss & yarn trimmings.
For your first step, cut a rough square out of your fabric and fuse the heavy-duty interfacing to the back:

Now for the fun part!  Tease the raw […]

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March 7th, 2007

playing with felt

I’ve recently started working with felt squares & fabric.  I love the no-fray & easy-to-handle nature of it - of course, the fact that it also comes in pink polka-dots & sparkles is a bonus too!
This is a series of cards I’ve been working on, using felt, embroidery floss & buttons:

I wanted to play with […]

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